Toebeans. Teddy Bears. Only In Japan. (Updated!)

Updated 2:50pm PT! – Headline’s all wrong! This is NOT merely A Japan Phenomenon. Just got this posted to the CO FB page:

“Hi there! We had some ‘Toe Bean’ action in Dublin, Ireland recently! Love you guys, been a huge fan of Caturdays & Bundays and lots of other days for like, ermagherd, like ages! Baroo to you!” -Neasa C.

Wow. That throws the whole Only In Japan theory right out the window. Must re-think entire concept.

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People, this can’t wait ’til Toesday. ‘Sides, that’s ‘Tocktober 1st. This just happens to be a case of TOEBEANS WITH TEDDY BEAR FACES ON ‘EM. Only in Japan.

Oh my gooooooood. The diagrams, to the best of my reading ability, are guides on the different toebean structures your kitty cat can have. The first one is called the “Rocket-shaped (middle) pad” I kinda just died of cute over here. X____xo

First one is “rocket” where the side nubbins are less than half the size of the middle part. Then “rice ball” where the nubbins are straight across. “Trefoil” – the middle part is recessed. “Rice” – nubbins are narrow. “Mt. Fuji” – the tip of the middle part is flat.

Yes, they are analyzing the shape. In order they are: rocket-shaped, onigiri-shaped (onigiri are rice back snacks wrapped in seaweed), mitsuba-shaped (mitsuba is a plant), rice-shaped (the kanji for raw grains of rice), and lastly Mt. Fuji shaped. :D